February 18, 2012 - Battery Day

This
is the 267th birthday of Alessandro Volta, the Italian guy
who invented the battery.

In
his honor, we celebrate batteries today!

Batteries
store chemical energy and convert it to electrical energy when
needed. Since Volta first made a voltaic pile (a primitive battery)
with zinc, copper, and cardboard soaked in salt water, batteries have
been used in everything from hearing aids and watches to cars and
data centers.

By
the way, because of Volta's contributions to knowledge about
electricity, we call electrical force voltage, and a unit of
that force volt.

Celebrate
Battery Day!

Replace
your single-use batteries with rechargeable batteries.

Find
out where to recycle single-use batteries. Consider passing out fliers in
your neighborhood reminding people that discarded batteries can
poison the environment; set up collection dates when you promise to
collect batteries put out by people's front doors, and properly
recycle any you collect.

Learn
about batteries and electricity at Battery Kids. There are lots of
projects and experiments to check out!

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